Magnetic Rings

A simple experiment showing the interaction of two magnetic rings in repulsion to each other. One ring is balancing inside the other on a single point with the ground. The point of contact comes between the bottom of the metal container, and a wooded half sphere glued to a popcycle stick which is taped to a plastic ring. About 25 small cylinder shaped magnets are taped together on the plastic ring. The metal container has the samekind of setup. Two rings, made from about 60 small magnets in total.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• magnetic
• rings
• repulsion
• balance

[spiritelemental]

Hi gargara,

Thats a great idea! I'm working on a larger more refined version of this same experiment right now, and I might use your idea in it. Take a look at my site at the bottom of the rubixcube page, to see pictures of my current design, which I'm still working on.

[spiritelemental]

Thank you!

I might try to make a special cup as you've suggested. My next video following in this line of experimentation, will have dual vibrating rings stacked on top of each other. That one is going to be really neat to watch.

[spiritelemental]

This is the begining of a set of magnetic experiments which will culminate (hopefully) in the building of a working device which was created by the late David Hamel. His device is a magnetic vibrational antigravitational machine.

[crudeoilsystems]

like it

[sarmenhb]

nice an ashtray

[IaoGawd]

Transparent Duct tape -- for great fixes that don't look so great. :) Then you'd be able to see the magnets.

[dhudson369]

umm

[gargara]

HI spiritelemental I did the same thing and I also removed the sphere ball from the bottom, I replaced with another 2 circle magnets then when u done u can actually put the cone in the ring with other magnets and it works man ;).

[mattihorn]

Nice vid!

Yes, crude, but you are showing a simple mode of vibration...at low velocity.

Notice how the inner part vibrates in one axis and then shifts to a perpendiculat axis.

When you fix the bottom half sphere into a cup that is perhaps 1:1.25 larger than the sphere, it should increase the vibration slightly...and the mode of vibration be ever more present.